Hi all, would greatly appreciate some insight! I haven't heard much about any school and would love to know more students' opinions! I'm most interested in acute care specialties like EM, surgery, anesthesiology, pulm/neuro critical care, etc. All three schools have about the same tuition (~70k), cost of living, pass/fail grading, and a near 99% match rate. My top factors are:
1. a patient-centered curriculum
2. a supportive school community (faculty and students).
3. community service opportunities
Wayne State (Detroit, MI)
Pros: #1 & #3! Convenient/cheap to fly home to my family. Great hospital system for clerkship years. I like NFL and NBA.
Cons: I've heard conflicting opinions on #2. It's cold (I hate the cold). Huge class size of about 300.
Western Michigan (Kalamazoo, MI)
Pros: #2! Decompressed curriculum with a week off after every 5 week long block which can be used to do longitudinal research, elective, or free time (but no summer). I like college football.
Cons: Unsure about #1 or #3. It's cold and there is a lot of snow (I hate the cold). Not close to any major airport, inconvenient and expensive to fly anywhere. Far from my family.
George Washington (Washington, DC)
Pros: #3! Close to my family. The highest-ranked school out of the three. I get to work for the community that I grew up in.
Cons: I've heard conflicting opinions on #1 & #2. Waitlist movement takes place in late April & May, leaving me with little time to figure out housing/moving plans. I heard that GW gives out mostly WL and little R's, so my A chances may be low. Could potentially be placed in the regional campus (Sinai Hospital in Baltimore) and I heard not good things about there. It's kinda cold (I hate the cold).
1. a patient-centered curriculum
2. a supportive school community (faculty and students).
3. community service opportunities
Wayne State (Detroit, MI)
Pros: #1 & #3! Convenient/cheap to fly home to my family. Great hospital system for clerkship years. I like NFL and NBA.
Cons: I've heard conflicting opinions on #2. It's cold (I hate the cold). Huge class size of about 300.
Western Michigan (Kalamazoo, MI)
Pros: #2! Decompressed curriculum with a week off after every 5 week long block which can be used to do longitudinal research, elective, or free time (but no summer). I like college football.
Cons: Unsure about #1 or #3. It's cold and there is a lot of snow (I hate the cold). Not close to any major airport, inconvenient and expensive to fly anywhere. Far from my family.
George Washington (Washington, DC)
Pros: #3! Close to my family. The highest-ranked school out of the three. I get to work for the community that I grew up in.
Cons: I've heard conflicting opinions on #1 & #2. Waitlist movement takes place in late April & May, leaving me with little time to figure out housing/moving plans. I heard that GW gives out mostly WL and little R's, so my A chances may be low. Could potentially be placed in the regional campus (Sinai Hospital in Baltimore) and I heard not good things about there. It's kinda cold (I hate the cold).
